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Torrejonian  

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  • The Torrejonian North American Stage on the geologic timescale is the North American faunal stage according to the North American Land Mammal Ages chronology (NALMA), typically set from 63,300,000 to 60,200,000 years BP lasting 3.1 million years ; from Torrejon, New Mexico (local term). The Torrejonian is preceded by the Puercan and followed by the Tiffanian NALMA stages. (Adapted from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrejonian and Moureau M. & Brace G. (2000). Comprehensive Dictionary of Earth Science - Dictionnaire des Sciences de la Terre. Paris, Technip.)

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